Thursday, 26 November 2015

How has Software testing evolved over the Years?

Since it came to be known,
software testing has gained a lot of importance in the software development life cycle as people are now aware of all the benefits that are accompanied
with the process. Initially the process was optional and was done only when the
whole development was over. Manual processes were more popular than the
automation of the same. Huge amount of documentation was done by the software
development team which was supposed to help the development team in future
endeavors and a good gap always existed between the two teams. They were not
given as much importance as deserved.

In the current day the software testing team has come a long way
from the initial days. Advancement of the whole process has lead to the
automation of many procedures which helps in saving time and money and
increases the scope and coverage of each test.

1.One
of the major jobs of the software testing is to play the role of the advocate
on behalf of the customers as they are the intermediate between the development
team and the customers, thus helping the former to develop better projects.

2.The
software testing and development team now works hand in hand to deliver better
products which satisfy the client more rather than them working separately
which created a gap leading to delay in the completion of the work. The
communication flows to and fro smoothly so as to make sure that both teams are
on the same page.

3.Rather
than the previous customs where the software testing team elaborately recorded
every finding of theirs with the hope of helping the development team in the
future, they now just take down small notes. It turns out that the elaborate
documentation of the procedure doesn’t help the development team in the future
projects, as much as the software testing team thought it would be of.

4.With
the advancement of the technology and as people are understanding the fact the software
testing is one of the major pillars of success of a software, more and more
development of software testing is on the way which leads to the automation of
many process. The software testing team is now automating the testing process
as and when possible in order to save both time and money. This provides the software
testing team with the time to invest in things which are more important or
which need personal attention. The software testing team has also realized that
manually checking each and every part of the developed software is not worth
the trouble and diminishes the test coverage.

5.Be
it integration, functional, or load tests, all the likes
are written by the developing team still today. The software testing team just provides them with the input so that the former can
produce the right product. The software testing team has limited number of individuals and if they get involved
in both writing and performing the tests, the deadline of the project can never
be met.

6.Once
the codes are written by the development team, they are reviewed along with the
software testing team in order to omit the flaws before running them.

7.One
of the major developments in software testing is the fact that tests are being
performed after each stage of development rather than at the end of the total
development of software.

This is in short a time lapse of
the evolution that has occurred in the software testing industry over the past
few years and the change is quite remarkable.